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The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic compounds, any substance containing an aromatic carbon ring. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of compounds derived from amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lignins, a class of polymers of phenylpropanoid units. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of aromatic derivatives of trans-cinnamic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving aromatic derivatives of trans-cinnamic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving lignins, a class of polymers of phenylpropanoid units.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: lignin catabolic process
Acc: GO:0046274
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of lignins, a class of polymers of phenylpropanoid units.
Synonyms:
  • lignin catabolism
  • lignin degradation
  • lignin breakdown
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 12 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 12 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0046274 - lignin catabolic process (interactive image map)
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